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6th World Water Forum preparations kick-off in Paris and Marseille
“Water Forums are crucial meetings for all of us: it is the moment to return water where it belongs on the international agenda, in first place”, said French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at the official opening of the 6th World Water Forum kick-off meeting. …
10 Jun 2010 | News story
The Ramsar Convention kicks off a global celebration of 40 years conserving wetlands
The IUCN Water Programme is pleased to support the kick-off of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
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07 Jun 2010 | News story
Abriendo espacios para la gobernanza de las aguas transfronterizas en Mesoamérica
Funcionarios de alto nivel del gobierno guatemalteco reforzaron sus conocimientos sobre gobernanza de las aguas compartidas a través de un evento de capacitación que la UICN llevó a cabo en Antigua Guatemala. … | English
03 Jun 2010 | News story
Water and Climate Coalition launches statement for Bonn climate talks
As part of the newly-formed Water and Climate Coalition, the IUCN Water Programme contributed towards the statement on water and climate change, to be announced during the Climate Change negotiations taking place from 1st – 11th June in Bonn, Germany. …
31 May 2010 | News story
WANI undertakes action with the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission
The IUCN Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) recently coordinated a river basin restoration action plan in partnership with the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC) to restore flows in the Komadugu Yobe Basin. …
25 May 2010 | News story
Building Transboundary Trust in the Andes
Information on water flows, how much rainfall, and where the water goes is critical for both water and environmental management, but also for economic development and security. … | Spanish
06 May 2010 | News story
Ridge to Reef – Managing Water Resources from Source to Sea
As more people live in urban environments and along coastal stretches, recognizing the impacts of water management from source to sea is vital. These links, across multiple habitats and ecosystems are often poorly understood. …
27 Apr 2010 | News story
Fijian communities discuss future water resources
Successes achieved from Fiji’s Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) were the backdrop of IUCN’s latest Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) workshop in Kadavu, Fiji 15-16 April. This community-based work successfully achieved the rehabilitation and protection of local Marine Protected Areas and coastal zones. …
22 Apr 2010 | News story
Debating Strategies for Reducing Poverty in Transboundary River Basins
More than 50 water management policy specialists and practitioners met in Nairobi on April 15-16 to ask how people living in poverty can be helped by coordinating the management of water across international borders. …
19 Apr 2010 | News story
Protecting the Rio Santa watershed in Peru
“What we need to do is improve the management of the entire basin”, said Marco Arenas, Head of the Huascaran National Park Authority in Huaraz, as he explained the water problems in the region to Mario Aguirre, IUCN Water Coordinator for South America. …
08 Apr 2010 | News story
